KALAMAZOO, MI — Throughout the season, each team has had players emerge as leaders and solid contributors.

Last week, as the end of the regular season approaches and teams prepare for the playoffs, the Kalamazoo Central boys basketball team and Otsego girls basketball team got a lift from two of their players.

Both teams player three games last week and sit in first place of their respective conferences.

Check out this week's Kalamazoo Gazette Slam Dunk Players of the Week:

BOYS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Devon Daniels, Kalamazoo Central

Kalamazoo Central is 13-2 on the season and one of the players leading the way is Devon Daniels. In K-Central’s 62-51 win over Mattawan Feb. 10, Daniels scored 31 points and added 12 rebounds. Coming off a 62-50 loss against Portage Northern, Daniels once again led the charge against Benton Harbor Friday night. Daniels scored a team-high 27 points as K-Central rebounded with a 82-66 victory.

GIRLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Kylie Hukill, Otsego

Fueled by Kylie Hukill’s strong performances, the Otsego Bulldogs compiled a 3-0 record last week, including a 54-37 victory over Three Rivers, the first place team in the Wolverine West. Against Three Rivers, Hukill recorded a team-high 17 points, and four steals. In Otsego’s blowout win against Dowagiac, Hukill once again led the team in scoring with 13 points. The sharpshooter closed out the week with 14 points in Otsego’s 50-30 triumph over Vicksburg.